One advantage to having a new barrel is that you can run a bit tighter chamber than is commonly found on the military rifles, which tend to be a bit largish at the base. Not a thing wrong with the round, its no magnum, but it'll get the job done. If you have trouble finding a reamer to rent, it might do to use a 220 swift reamer w/ a floating pilot sized to the 6.5 bore, then cut the neck and leade in a seperate operation.